This impressive silver salver is supported by three impressive, large bracket style feet.

The underside of this impressive salver includes:

Maker's mark: CW (Cum Wo**)

Character mark: Untraced

Such large Chinese Export Silver examples are becomingly increasingly difficult to locate and are rare to the market.

* This Latin motto derives from the Classical Greek 'σπεῦδε βραδέως' and can often be rerendered in English to 'more haste, less speed'

** This retailing silversmith had many old fashioned values and housed items for their quality and superb attention to detail. Cum Wo dealt from Queen's Road, a quayside waterfront establishment which was a direct trade station from the ships.

Andrew Campbell started trading in antiques during the 1970s. Initially, Andrew lived in the South of England, travelling the country, searching for items of silver to buy. Andrew sold these items at various London markets and antique fairs. Over time, and through selling at a range of venues, Andrew built up a large and diverse customer base from private buyers to national and international trade customers.